Mark 1:5
The Voice
5 People from across the countryside of Judea and from the city of Jerusalem came to him and confessed that they were deeply flawed and needed help, so he cleansed[a] them with the waters of the Jordan.
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- 1:5 Literally, immersed, to show repentance
Mark 1:5
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
5 And there kept going out to him [continuously] all the country of Judea and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, [a]as they were confessing their sins.
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- Mark 1:5 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.
Mark 1:5-6
The Message
4-6 John the Baptizer appeared in the wild, preaching a baptism of life-change that leads to forgiveness of sins. People thronged to him from Judea and Jerusalem and, as they confessed their sins, were baptized by him in the Jordan River into a changed life. John wore a camel-hair habit, tied at the waist with a leather belt. He ate locusts and wild field honey.
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Mark 1:5
Names of God Bible
5 All Judea and all the people of Jerusalem went to him. As they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River.
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Mark 1:5
English Standard Version
5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, (A)confessing their sins.
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